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Urns For Sale
Pair of Japanese Satsuma Vases - Individually Priced
Located in Austin, TX
A fine pair of Japanese Satsuma vases, from the early 20th century, each featuring a glazed and gilded design of the “Immortals” – characters who displayed such greatness that they a...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Urns
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Antique French Anduze Castelnaudary Glazed Terracotta Garden Planter Urn
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique French green glazed Terracotta earthenware garden planter. Wide trophy urn shape with drain hole, footed base and four lobed handles. Handmade in France
Originally created in the 16th century by potters inspired by the Medicis, this French Provencal pottery...
Category
Early 20th Century French Provincial Urns
Materials
Earthenware
Maitland Smith Chinoiserie Blue & Brown Floral Porcelain Mantel Vase Urn 15"
Located in Dayton, OH
Late 20th century porcelain vase / urn by Maitland Smith. Features round panels of chinoiserie floral designs, framed in a background of speckled brown and a pattern of spirals aroun...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinoiserie Urns
Materials
Porcelain
Large Spanish Incised Terracotta Vase
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
1633 Hand made and glazed incised Spanish Vase
Category
1960s Vintage Urns
Materials
Terracotta
Monumental Georgian Style Cut Glass Apothecary / Covered Urn 24" H
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Monumental Georgian-Style Cut Glass Apothecary/Covered Urn, 24" H
A striking and generously scaled cut glass apothecary/covered urn in the Georgian style, featuring exceptional clar...
Category
20th Century English Georgian Urns
Materials
Cut Glass
French Porcelain Faience Rouen Double Handled Urn Jardiniere Pot 21"
Located in Dayton, OH
French faience enameled porcelain urn / jardiniere / planter / cachepot featuring an ornate swirling foliate and floral design in blue, yellow, and orange on a white ground. Tapered ...
Category
20th Century Urns
Materials
Porcelain
19Th C Royal Vienna Pate Sur Pate Porcelain Vase
Located in New York, NY
An antique Royal Vienna lidded pate sur pate, paste on paste porcelain urn vase. The vase is adorned with an image of a Neoclassical medallion portrait of a woman surrounded by a gil...
Category
Late 19th Century European Antique Urns
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Crystal Bohemian Black Gilt Enamel Lusters Lustres Candlestick Vase
Located in Dublin, Ireland
A Stylish Example of a Fine Single Bohemian Hand Cut Crystal Black Enamel Luster or Candlestick of outstanding quality and of standard proportions. Third Quarter of the Nineteenth Ce...
Category
19th Century Czech Art Nouveau Antique Urns
Materials
Crystal, Enamel
Glass Urn with Scalloped Edge
Located in New York, NY
A substantial glass urn with scalloped edge and handles, circa early-20th century USA. An American glass urn with scalloped edge around, handles on either side, finished with an octa...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Urns
Materials
Glass
Pair of Large Palace Style Vintage Blue and White Chinese Urns
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
A very important vintage pair of oriental porcelain vases, each of urn form and decorated with floral and architectural designs in hues of blue on a white ground. The neck with oppo...
Category
1950s Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Urns
Materials
Porcelain
Irish George III Style Fluted Mahogany Peat Bucket with Brass Hardware
Located in New York, NY
Irish George III Style fluted mahogany peat bucket with brass hardware. Almost identical to buckets in The Gerstenfeld collection.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Irish George III Urns
Materials
Mahogany
Pair Antique Wedgwood Black Basalt Vases England Late 18th Century Circa 1775
Located in Katonah, NY
This exceptional pair of antique black basalt vases was made by Wedgwood & Bentley in the late 18th century, circa 1775.
The vases are sculpted in deep solid relief with bacchanalia...
Category
Late 18th Century English Neoclassical Antique Urns
Materials
Stoneware
Porcelain Potpourri Urn in the Rocco Style, ca. 19th century
By Sitzendorf
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful German hand painted porcelain potpourri urn vase with flowers and putti, in the Rocco style, by Sitzendorf, circa 19th century or earlier, Germany. Piece has details flor...
Category
19th Century German Rococo Antique Urns
Materials
Porcelain
Kaiser - K. Nossek, Vintage Porcelain Urn and Cover, Germany, Mid-20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
KAISER (manufacturer) - K. Nossek (designer) - Desiree (product line) - vintage fine porcelain urn and cover - featuring shaded enamels and flor...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Modern Urns
Materials
Porcelain
1955 Wedgwood Light Blue Jasperware Tobacco Jar
By Wedgwood
Located in Stamford, CT
1955 Wedgwood light blue Jasperware tobacco jar. Stamped with brand stamp and date stamp (1955) on the underside.
Category
1950s English Neoclassical Vintage Urns
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Meissen School Classical Figural & Floral Porcelain Lidded Urn C1880
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Classical Figural & Floral Porcelain Lidded Urn in the Manner of Meissen C1880
Measures- 21"H x 10.25"W x 10.25"D
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Urns
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century French Neo-Classic Spelter, Gilt, Bronze Cherub and Rams Head Ewer
Located in Louisville, KY
This ewer is a stunning decorator item! The attention to detail from this era is nothing short of exquisite. From the beautiful cherub that adorns the handle to the rams heads, every...
Category
Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Urns
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Handblown Glass Hurricane Lamps or Vases
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful Pair of hand Crafted, Hand Blown Hurricane lamps - simple and yet speak to the artistic with a irregular band of glass around the base of each vessel.
A compliment to any ...
Category
20th Century Modern Urns
Materials
Blown Glass
Large Exotic Fabienne Jouvin Ceramic Covered Urn
Located in Norwood, NJ
Jarre De Temple "Toucans". Temple jar, covered urn by noted designer Fabienne Jouvin. Exotic inspiration from his travels with imaginative design featuring jungle decorations with to...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Urns
Materials
Ceramic
French Sèvres Porcelain Urns, Pair
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful and rare pair of French Sèvres porcelain bronze-mounted urns, Neoclassical/Rococo design period, circa 19th century, mid-1800s, Fra...
Category
19th Century French Rococo Antique Urns
Materials
Bronze
Vintage 'Ming Style' Temple Jar Blue and White Glazed Porcelain
Located in Glasgow, GB
Vintage porcelain temple jar, handcrafted towards the end of the 20th century, in 1980s China
Artistically decorated in a simple yet decorative Ming-era style. Its body features a figural scene perfectly realized in hand-painted cobalt blue enamel. Flying birds and floral motifs are interspersed between bold blue borders and graphic Chinese-style decorations. Coming together and creating a striking contrast against the luminous white underglaze porcelain.
The porcelain jar measures 20 cm in height and 15 cm in diameter.
It's in good condition for its age and use, bearing only x1 small chip to the lip of the temple jar. And is stamped on its underside with a 'Zhongguo Zhi Zao...
Category
1980s Chinese Ming Vintage Urns
Materials
Enamel
Pair 19th Century Neoclassical Style Italian Plaster Urns with Flame Finials
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of Italian neoclassical style urns in relief that can either stand on their own or hang from the wall as decorative elements. Quite handsome, with acanthus leaf decoration and f...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Urns
Materials
Plaster
French Antique Siena Marble and Bronze Tazza Urns
Located in Newark, England
Applied Lyre Decoration
From our Decorative collection, we are delighted to offer this pair of fabulous French Siena Marble Tazza Urns. The pair of Tazza Urns stood upon four cast B...
Category
Early 19th Century French Charles X Antique Urns
Materials
Marble, Siena Marble, Metal, Bronze
Large Artisan-Crafted Silver Urns - A Pair
Located in Austin, TX
One-of-a-Kind hand-crafted silver urns using the Repousse method of hammered design. Each is slightly unique from the other. Unusually large size and excellent condition. Probably mi...
Category
Late 20th Century Spanish Baroque Revival Urns
Materials
Silver
Wedgwood Jasperware Urn Vase Neoclassical Design, Small
By Wedgwood
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful, small, English Wedgwood Jasperware urn vase in the neoclassical design style, circa 20th century, England. Piece is a matte stonew...
Category
20th Century English Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Stoneware, Pottery
19th Century Italian Antique Pair of Renaissance Style Terra Cotta Urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A pair of Renaissance style very ornate antique Italian terra cotta vases decorated with Caryatides and garlands, in good condition. The bodice of the urns is set on a square base. T...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Urns
Materials
Terracotta
Archimede Seguso Murano Opal Pink Alabastro XL Vase, 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
One of a kind large Pink alabastro Murano glass vase. Attributed to Archimede Seguso, Italy, 1950s.
This amphora shaped blown glass vase has a clean design and a beautiful soft pink ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Urns
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Antique Pair French Duck Egg Bleu Sevres Urns 19th C
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique pair of French Sevres porcelain twin masque head handled lidded urns with dome lids, in the Louis XV manner, Circa 1870 in date.
The vases with a duck...
Category
1870s French Antique Urns
Materials
Porcelain
Small Vintage Lidded Urn, Chinese, Hand Painted Ceramic, Spice Jar, Ginger Pot
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a small vintage lidded urn. A Chinese, ceramic spice jar, dating to the late 20th century, circa 1980.
Petite of form, with an appealing b...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Urns
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Export Imari Porcelain Decorative Vase / Urn
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Presenting a magnificent pair of 19th century Chinese Export Imari porcelain decorative vases, perfect for collectors and admirers of fine Asian art. Each vase showcases the exquisit...
Category
19th Century Asian Chinese Export Antique Urns
Materials
Porcelain
Petite Dutch Delft White Ironstone Urn Vase, circa 1950
By Delft
Located in Pearland, TX
A charming petite Delft white ironstone urn or vase with handles and a fluted design made in the Netherlands. Marked "Delfts Wit Holland" on revers...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Urns
Materials
Ceramic
Onyx Marble Urn Box
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful onyx marble urn form vessel/round footed box with lid, circa 1970s. Lid has a beautiful, detailed finial top. Colors include shades of cream, tan, white, sand, and red bu...
Category
1970s Unknown Moorish Vintage Urns
Materials
Onyx, Marble
Alabaster Marble Urn, Small
Located in New York, NY
A European alabaster marble urn, in the Neoclassical style, circa mid-20th century, Europe (Italy or Spain.) Urn is on the smaller side; beautiful as a standalone piece decorative ob...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Alabaster, Marble
Midcentury Ceramic Tazza
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1960's Italian glazed ceramic tazza.
Measurements:
Diameter: 13.5"
Height: 9.5".
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Urns
Materials
Ceramic
Mid Century Murano Vase
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1960's rare Italian Murano hand-blown open-work blue glass vase.
Measurements:
Height: 19.5"
Diameter at widest: 6"
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Urns
Materials
Blown Glass
Louis XVI Style Bronze Ormolu / Porcelain Pair Urns / Side Handled
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Immerse your space in opulence with this captivating pair of Louis XVI style bronze-mounted porcelain urns. Each urn is a masterpiece, adorned with a meticulously crafted bronze-moun...
Category
1880s French Louis XVI Antique Urns
Materials
Bronze
Pair Antique Carl Thieme Potschappel Dresden Lidded Vases Pedestals Sevres 1880
By Carl Thieme
Located in Portland, OR
A very fine & monumental pair of late 19th century Porcelain lidded urns on pedestals by Carl Thieme (Potschappel), with Sevres marks, circa 1880.
The urns are in three three section...
Category
1880s German Rococo Revival Antique Urns
Materials
Porcelain
18th Century Rare Terracotta Hand Carved French Biot Pot
Located in Miami, FL
This fabulous handmade terracotta pot originated in the Provençal town of Biot and was used to store olive oil. In perfect condition, the photos show the pot in sunlight.
These pots ...
Category
1780s French Baroque Antique Urns
Materials
Terracotta
Oversized Chinese Blue and White Pottery Urn with Lid 20thC
Located in Big Flats, NY
Oversized Chinese Blue and White Pottery Urn with Lid 20thC
Measures- 24.5"H x 13.5"W x 13.5"D
Category
20th Century Chinese Urns
Materials
Pottery
2 Turquoise Cloisonné Chrysanthemums Lidded Ginger Jar Vase Urn Pair 8"
Located in Dayton, OH
Pair of early 20th century cloisonné ginger jars with lids featuring a design of chrysanthemums and swirling tendrils in white on a turquoise blue ground.
Dimensions:
5.5" x 7.75" (...
Category
20th Century Chinoiserie Urns
Materials
Brass, Enamel
19th Century Pair Porcelain Vases / Urns
Located in Tarry Town, NY
19th century pair of French figural glazed porcelain vases / urns with exterior gilt painted design scene details. Each vase / urn is in good condition. No chips, cracks, or restoration observed. Minor wear consistent with age / use. Each one stands about 19.5 inches tall x 8 inches wide X 4.5 deep pair of French figural porcelain...
Category
1820s French Antique Urns
Materials
Gold
Pair of Illuminating Classical Alabaster Columns and Vases
Located in Reepham, GB
Floor standing classically carved alabaster vases on fluted columns and square stepped pedestals Carved with Satyre masks and foliate swags suspended from ribbons. Electrified and Il...
Category
19th Century Antique Urns
Materials
Alabaster
Large 19th Century Gilt/ Painted Porcelain Pair Urn
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Large pair early 19th Century gild hand painted and crafted porcelain covered decorative urns / vases . Each urn features exterior painted scene details with gilt gold side handles. Each signed with pseudo sevres mark...
Category
1810s French Antique Urns
Materials
Gold
Pair of 19th Century Bronze Urns
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A beautiful pair of gilt bronze urns. They have great details.
Category
19th Century French Antique Urns
Materials
Bronze
Pre-Order Omoide Urn 170 Cubic Inches, Obvara, Ceramic Raku Pottery
By RAAQUU
Located in Petaling Jaya, MY
Omoide ~ (思い出) - memories
The passing of a loved one will always be a defining moment in a person's life. The Omoide Urn is a one of a kind ceramic piece that offers a focal point ...
Category
2010s Malaysian Modern Urns
Materials
Copper
Pair Chinese Porcelain Lidded Ginger Urns - Qianlong Vases, Jars, Qing Pottery
Located in Stamford, CT
A beautiful pair of Chinese Porcelain Qianlong vases, lidded ginger jars with the Qing Pottery markings. Hand painted designs are intricate and plentiful...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Urns
Materials
Porcelain
Czecholovakian Art Deco Hand Crafted Cream and Umber Ceramic Vase by Royal Crown
Located in New York, NY
This elegant Art Deco ceramic vase was realized by the esteemed atelier of Royal Crown in Czechoslovakia circa 1930. Suggesting a modern interpretation of the classic Greek amphora vase...
Category
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Urns
Materials
Ceramic
Grand Tour Ancient Egyptian Style Alabaster Storage Jar
Located in Stamford, CT
19th century hand carved alabaster storage jar in the ancient Egyptian Late Dynastic style, with tapering neck topped by a wide everted rim. Great evocative decorative piece for the ...
Category
Late 19th Century Egyptian Grand Tour Antique Urns
Materials
Alabaster
Pair Mottahedeh Old English Lowestoft Lidded Orange Urns
By Mottahedeh
Located in Norwalk, CT
Elegant, hand painted orange and gilt decoration enhances the classical urn form of this pair. Details include removable lids with foo dog finials. Mottahedeh is the recognized lead...
Category
1990s Portuguese Chinese Export Urns
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Cenury Primitivist Marble Vase with Relief Carved Geometric Detailing
Located in New York, NY
This sophisticated Mid Century Modern primitivist vase was realized in France circa 1950. It features a cylindrical body that tapers towards the top with a flared mouth that cantilevers over the body of the piece- in a beautiful white exotic marble. The surface of the vase has been handcarved in relief with a wealth of geometric motifs including stylized celtic knots bookended on top and bottom by deconstructed Greek key motifs. Additionally, there is an arched form with a open circle approaching the top of this piece. With its clean modernist lines, monochromatic palate, and patently (and beautifully) hand crafted aesthetic, this piece would be a winning addition to any style of interior from classic Mid Century to contremporary. While it is a perfectly functional vase...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Urns
Materials
Marble
Gilt Bronze-Mounted English Samson Porcelain Decorative Urns
Located in Tarry Town, NY
A magnificent pair of gilt bronze-mounted English Samson porcelain decorative urns, showcasing exceptional craftsmanship and timeless elegance. Each urn features a flattened baluster...
Category
1860s English Louis Philippe Antique Urns
Materials
Bronze
Monumental Antique Cut Crystal Glass Brandy Liquor Bar Dispenser Decanter 1880
Located in Portland, OR
A rare Antique American crystal brandy/liquor bar dispenser, circa 1880.
The crystal dispenser is of monumental size. The lidded dispenser having a faceted lid with a cut & faceted f...
Category
1880s American Victorian Antique Urns
Materials
Crystal
Pair of 19th-Century French Neoclassical Marble and Gilt Bronze Urns
Located in Atlanta, GA
This exquisite pair of 19th-century French urns showcases the elegance and craftsmanship of the Neoclassical period, featuring finely carved pink veined marble complemented by gilded...
Category
19th Century French Antique Urns
Materials
Marble, Bronze
18th Century Rare Terracotta Hand Carved French Biot Pot
Located in Miami, FL
This fabulous handmade terracotta pot originated in the Provençal town of Biot and was used to store olive oil. In perfect condition, the photo...
Category
1780s French Baroque Antique Urns
Materials
Terracotta
Antique French Glazed Terracotta Olive Jug Floor Vase Amphora Urn Vessel 24"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique French terra cotta olive jar / floor vase - almond shaped form with wide middle and tapered top / base, two handles, decorative spotted / thumbprint band around middle, finis...
Category
Early 20th Century French Provincial Urns
Materials
Terracotta
Important Monumental Art Nouveau Ormolu-Mounted Ceramic "Exhibition" Vase
Located in New York, NY
An Important and Monumental Art Nouveau Ormolu-Mounted Ceramic "Exhibition" Vase, C. 1895
This important and monumental vase was done by four different artists in the late 19th century:
Alphonse Adolphe Lamarre, French, 1837 - 1912 (Artist who designed the vase)
Paul Louchet, French (founder of bronze mounts) (Founder)
Charles Pillivuyt Porcelain Manufactory, French, Paris, 1853 - 1922 (Manufacturer)
Louis Chalon, French, born 1866 (modeler of mounts) (Modeler)
"An Art Nouveau Collaboration"
The vase in this case is an exceptional example of the collaboration between numerous artists during the late 19th century. The ceramic was made by Alphone Adolphe Lamarre (1837-1922) for the Charles Pillivuyt Porcelain Manufactory; the gilded bronze mounts, modeled by sculptor Louis Chalon and cast by Paul Louchet.
Spectacularly mounted naturalist vase; the base dressed and balustered, the neck finished in double openwork bulb, the surface describing sinuous reliefs. Polychrome glazed ceramic in Beige, blue, and green. The shoulder is decorated with a gilded bronze roundel with five ormolu bronze female...
Category
Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Urns
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Antique French Glazed Terracotta Olive Jug Floor Vase Amphora Urn Vessel 24"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique French amphora / floor vase, handcrafted of light colored terracotta, rounded form with tapered base, molded green glazed rim / interior, and fo...
Category
Early 20th Century French Provincial Urns
Materials
Terracotta
Pair of Bohemian Porcelain Royal Dux Cobalt Blue, White and Gold Vases
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of Authentic Bohemian Porcelain Royal Dux Cobalt Blue, White and Gold Double Handled Vases Hand-painted Made in Czech Republic, Amphora Vases. ...
Category
20th Century Czech Urns
Materials
Porcelain
Antique and Vintage Urns for Sale
Decorative vases and antique and vintage urns are statement objects for the home that can date back centuries. Ranging from pieces with intricate, hand-painted details to more minimal forms with abstract shapes, decorative vases and urns come in a range of styles and sizes.
An urn is a type of vase that typically has a cover, a narrow neck and a round body, sometimes with a footed pedestal. However, when a vessel is called an urn, this often denotes its purpose rather than its origin or shape. One of the urn’s most crucial roles was and remains to be to hold the ashes of people for funerary rites. Another type of urn is adorned with figures that tell a story or show a scene.
Some of the earliest vases were formed from clay or metal-like bronze. Mesopotamians used them not only for decoration but also for storage. In ancient Greece, vases and urns frequently depicted stories from mythology, showing images of the gods and heroes. In ancient Egypt, vases such as the amphora had ceremonial purposes.
Over time, vases grew in popularity among artists as a different kind of canvas for expression. Unlike many of the ancient examples, these vases were not always functional but instead made for a striking addition to one’s decor. Even a plain, solid-colored vase can add color or style to a room. Metal urns are elegant additions to your living room or foyer rather than outside, unless you’re partial to the alluring weathered patina that is expected to characterize an antique cast-iron garden urn.
Every interior designer will tell you that decorative objects are what make a house a home. Decorative objects trumpet the homeowner’s personality while bringing a room to life. For designers, they present an opportunity to express their creative vision.
When looking for a decorative vase, it’s important to note the design and also the size and shape. Decorative vases vary from those with a wide base to those with long slender necks. Browse decorative vases and an extensive ceramic urn collection on 1stDibs.